. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MEX/164 
15 September 2008 
 (08-4264) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MEXICO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales  (Ministry of the 
Environment and Natural Resources) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and web site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above: 
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalizaci ón de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales  
(National Advisory Committee on Standardi zation for the Environment and Natural 
Resources) Periférico Sur No. 4209, piso 5 
Col. Jardines de la Montaña Lado A 
C.P. 14210, México D.F. Tel.: 56280615 Fax: 56280656 E-mail: victoria.carrillo@semarnat.gob.mx 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Handling and injection 
of drill cuttings into receiving formations by  Mexico's state-owned petroleum company, 
Petróleos Mexicanos  (PEMEX) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de Norma 
Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-153-SEMARNAT- 2006, Que establece las especificaciones 
ambientales para la inyección de recortes de  perforación en formaciones receptoras (Draft 
Mexican Official Standard PROY- NOM-153-SEMARNAT-2006 establishing the 
environmental specifications for the injecti on of drill cuttings into receiving formations) 
(7 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Mexican Offici al Standard covers the following: 
the geological characteristics of receiving formations, the technical characteristics of injection wells, the specifications for drilling fluid separation, preparation of the injection 
emulsion, injection of drill cuttings, site abandonment and well monitoring.  The draft 
Standard applies to the handling and injecti on of drill cuttings into receiving formations 
throughout Mexican territory and in Mexican marine areas by Petróleos Mexicanos  
(PEMEX). G/TBT/N/MEX/164 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   - 
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal)  of 28 August 2008. 
Available at:  http://www.dof.gob.mx. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: } - 
10. Final date for comments:   27 October 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body:  
General Directorate of Standards of the Ministry of the Economy 
Tel.: (+52) 55 5729-9300, Ext. 43221 Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 Web site: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/ 
E-mail: normasomc@economia.gob.mx   
Web site: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/tbt/MEX/08_2789_00_s.pdf